Danville, Vermont, 1,455 students in 7 schools

Caledonia Central Supervisory Union Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Danville get?

About 85.5 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 6 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 9.5 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 3.4 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Caledonia?

15.6 inches on January 26, 2026, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 6 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2016 to 2017, with 114.4 inches.

Q: Does Caledonia get more snow days than other Vermont districts?

Caledonia averages 3.4 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 52 percent of the 52 Vermont districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Caledonia snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Danville through the night and the 5 to 8 am bus run, adds winter alerts and the Winter Storm Severity Index, and measures the snow against Caledonia’s own big snow morning: 3.7 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 6 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Caledonia, measured against Caledonia's own big snow morning of 3.7 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Caledonia close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in Danville.

Ten winters of school mornings

Caledonia’s snow record

85.5inches of snow a winter

9.5school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

3.4with 4 in or more

3.7 ina big snow morning in Caledonia: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

12.4school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder

More 4 inch school mornings than 52% of the 52 Vermont districts with a station record.

6.7Nov

17.5Dec

19.8Jan

21.8Feb

15.3Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 15.6 in on January 26, 2026
Snowiest winter 2016 to 2017, 114.4 in
6 in mornings 1.4 a winter
1 in mornings 15.6 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 6 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.

The Vermont rule

How Vermont counts a lost day

Vermont requires at least 175 student attendance days a year, with the school board setting the length of the day. A school closed for a cause beyond the board's control may petition the State Board for a waiver, filed within 10 days of each closing and by June 15; if granted the district is treated as having met the requirement.

The Vermont rules in the agency’s own words, and every Vermont district

Next door

Districts near Caledonia

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Saint Johnsbury Supervisory DistrictSt. Johnsbury	85.5 in	3.4
Kingdom East Supervisory DistrictLyndonville	88.6 in	3.1
Washington Central Supervisory DistrictMontpelier	79.4 in	3.2
Barre Supervisory DistrictBarre	79.4 in	3.2
Orleans Central Supervisory UnionOrleans	137.9 in	5.4
Montpelier Roxbury Supervisory DistrictMontpelier	95.4 in	3.7

The schools

7 schools

Every school in Caledonia follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

Elementary

Barnet Elementary School, Barnet
Waterford Elementary School, Waterford
Walden School, Walden
Peacham Elementary School, Peacham

Other schools

Danville School
Twinfield Union School, Plainfield
Cabot School, Cabot

Questions

Caledonia snow day questions

How much snow does Danville get?

What was the biggest snow day near Caledonia?

Does Caledonia get more snow days than other Vermont districts?

How does the Caledonia snow day predictor work?

How does Vermont handle snow days?

More winter

More for Vermont snow days

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A residential street under deep snow on a bright blue morning, cars parked along the curb buried into smooth white mounds, one set of tire tracks down the middle — The morning after a big one: cars buried to the mirrors and one set of tracks down the middle. A street like this is a closing, no debate. Photo, Fairfax, Virginia, January 2016: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0

The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.